![]() | Odisha's rural areas in the verge of acute water scarcityDespite implementation of various schemes like Basudha and Jal Jeevan Mission, safe drinking water continues to elude many rural areas of Ganjam and Gajapati districts. |
![]() | Delhi residents face acute water shortages, wait for months for supplyInstead of finding permanent solutions, the government has been putting the blame on the Haryana government for not releasing adequate water in Yamuna river. |
![]() | 16 years later, Odisha's Khairi-Bhandan pipeline irrigation project hangs fireChief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced the project to take shape on the confluence of rivers Khairi and Bhandan near Ramtirtha crocodile park in Jashipur. |
![]() | Basic amenities continue to elude villagers in KandhamalPhiringia block is a case in point. In Gagadapadar village under Sumerbandh panchayat, basic amenities elude the residents. |
![]() | As mercury soars, water crisis haunts villages across OdishaMeanwhile, Turekela BDO Debashish Samantroy said he has formed a team to deal with the water crisis situation of the block. |
![]() | Malkangiri district in Odisha reels under water scarcity as summer hitsSources said attempts were made to dig up 25 tube-wells in the village since last year but were unsuccessful. |
![]() | Water crisis back to haunt Gajapati, Rayagada villagesNothing can be more paradoxical than the government claiming water sufficiency in the state while villagers in southern districts continuing to struggle for every drop. |
![]() | Karnataka in water crisis: Deve GowdaWe are in a crisis fighting for every drop of our water, and there is no question of letting farmers down. Let any party invite me for a struggle on water issues. I am ready to take part in it.” |
![]() | Post panchayat polls, 50 villages hit by water crisisThe women folk of the eight panchayats, who walk more than two kilometre to nearby villages to fetch clean drinking water, have started a stir demanding immediate supply of water. |
![]() | Road blockade in Odisha's Jajpur to protest potable water crisisThe agitators alleged that they have to wait for hours to fetch drinking water from the lone tube-well in the village. |
![]() | Road and water projects turn election concerns in Baripada, OdishaFor long, locals have been urging for a ring road for Baripada town to control frequent floods in Budhabalanga river. |
![]() | Drowning in Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s yearly water crisisSince 2015, the year of the terrible floods, the city administration has tried to build storm water drains in flood-prone areas. But the Adyar and Cooum are yet to be unclogged. |
![]() | Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai to other states: Give us our share of waterIt is inevitable for southern states to work with the true spirit of cooperative federalism as enunciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the states are geographically interconnected. |
![]() | UN report warns of global water crisis amid climate changeAmong the actions recommended by the report were better warning systems for flood- and drought-prone areas that can identify, for example, when a river is expected to swell. |
![]() | Pandemic, government officials keep water-related research in limbo at IIT DelhiIIT-Delhi had joined hands with UK Research and Innovation and Global Challenges Research Fund on a five-year project, costing Rs 247 crore, to develop new approaches to tackle challenges. |
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